This audio conference will address:

* Significant impact of Federal legislation on wood energy market players

* Growing market opportunities for sector businesses, and allied industries

* Review key State legislative accomplishments and local market impact

* Discuss numerous market opportunities for businesses in local markets 

* Highlight major industry challenges and opportunities  
 
Our speaker will share important sector developments to update industry professionals, and their organizations. Describing what you need to know about this fast growing sector of renewable energy industry. Expanding market opportunities for the biomass energy industry, and what’s on the table in Washington will be examined. Providing timely insight you and your organization can benefit from, both short and long-term.

Global interest in utilizing wood biomass as a renewable fuel source continues to grow. Innovative sector projects and products are coming online daily. Legislative and regulatory drivers will continue to frame the competitive landscape for years to come, provide growth opportunities for many industry players – while stifling or eliminating others.

Who should attend?
 

Senior management:

* Utilities/Federal/State/Municipal Power/Plant Management

* Forest Products Companies

* Boiler, Furnace & Appliance Manufacturers

* Wood Biomass Fuel Producers

* TIMO’s

* Renewable Energy/Biomass/Forestry Executives

* Timber/Pellet/Exporters/Importers

* Corporate Counsel

* Product Managers & Engineers

* Venture Capitalists

Speaker Biography

Charlie is an internationally recognized biomass expert, prolific writer and speaker, whose leadership has helped drive biomass thermal energy sector growth. As Chairman of the Board, Biomass Thermal Energy Council, Charlie advocates on behalf of biomass fuel producers, distributors, supply chain companies and manufacturers who are association members.

Charlie serves as General Manager one of the sector’s leading manufacturers New England Wood Pellet, LLC, the largest manufacturer and distributor of clean, renewable wood pellet fuel in the Northeastern United States.

Prior to New England Wood Pellet, Charlie served as vice president for policy and land management with the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, responsible for all natural resource policy work and sustainably managing 50,000 acres of forest. He has served in management roles: partner, Innovative Natural Resource Solutions; executive director, NH Timberland Owners Association; and as a U.S. Forest Service research biologist. He received a bachelor's degree in forestry from the University of Vermont and a master's degree in forest biology from the Pennsylvania State University.

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